Thursday, August 28, 2025
The Hokkaido Shimbun Digital website, operated by the Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Sapporo), has published an article (dated August 27th) entitled "Heavy rain in Hokkaido: 197 mm in 24 hours in Toyotomi, 94 people evacuated in northern Hokkaido, gusts of wind in Hokuryu." We would like to introduce this article to you.
![Heavy rainfall in Hokkaido: 197mm in 24 hours in Toyotomi, 94 people evacuated in northern Hokkaido, gusty winds in Hokuryu [Hokkaido Shimbun Digital]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/70a3a71e7f10a9170e7e8bc56ad44e90.jpg)
![[Hokuryu Town] Heavy rains cause extensive damage in northern Hokkaido. The heaviest rainfall ever recorded and flooding caused widespread damage to ranches and crops. [HTB Hokkaido News]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-28-7.36.52-375x285.jpg)
![A "gust of wind" hits Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido. Damage includes the complete destruction of a vacant house, the roof of a storage shed being blown off, and crops being toppled. The Sapporo Regional Meteorological Observatory dispatches staff to investigate the situation. [HBC/TBS]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/c7f8703c7e9d84ad63f27082b35f95c8-375x1916.jpg)
